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This catalog lists the Kent Haruf books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

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Kent Haruf Books in Order

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Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full Kent Haruf bibliography.

Find every Kent Haruf book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 10 books / 3 series

American author Kent Haruf is best known for his Plainsong trilogy, set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado. His novel *Plainsong* was a National Book Award finalist, and his work is celebrated for its spare, luminous prose. This page provides the Kent Haruf books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Kent Haruf Books in Chronological Order

1984 The Tie That Binds POoSN / 1 Buy

1990 Where You Once Belonged POoSN / 2 Buy

1994 Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1(By: Flannery O'Connor,Raymond Carver,Alice Walker,Garrison Keillor,Annie Dillard,Richard Rodr’guez,Patricia Hampl,Peter Hawkins,Frederick Buechner,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins) POoCLatLoFB / 1 Buy

1996 Listening for God, Vol. 2(By: Anne Tyler,John Updike,Tobias Wolff,Gail Godwin,Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Kathleen Norris,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,Carol Bly,Andrew Dubus) POoCLatLoFB / 2 Buy

1999 Plainsong POoPB / 1 Buy

2000 Listening for God, Vol. 3(By: Tillie Olsen,Wendell Berry,John Cheever,Louise Erdrich,Mary Gordon,Tess Gallagher,Reynolds Price,Oscar Hijuelos,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins) POoCLatLoFB / 3 Buy

2002 Listening For God, Vol. 4(With: Robert Olen Butler,Allegra Goodman,James Baldwin,SueMiller,Doris Betts,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,MichaelMalone,Alice Elliot Dark) POoCLatLoFB / 4 Buy

2004 Eventide POoPB / 2 Buy

2013 Benediction POoPB / 3 Buy

2015 Our Souls at Night POoSN / 3 Buy

Kent Haruf Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Plainsong Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1999-2013

01 Plainsong 1999 Buy

02 Eventide 2004 Buy

03 Benediction 2013 Buy

Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1984-2015

01 The Tie That Binds 1984 Buy

02 Where You Once Belonged 1990 Buy

03 Our Souls at Night 2015 Buy

Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1994-2002

01 Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1(By: Flannery O'Connor,Raymond Carver,Alice Walker,Garrison Keillor,Annie Dillard,Richard Rodr’guez,Patricia Hampl,Peter Hawkins,Frederick Buechner,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins) 1994 Buy

02 Listening for God, Vol. 2(By: Anne Tyler,John Updike,Tobias Wolff,Gail Godwin,Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Kathleen Norris,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,Carol Bly,Andrew Dubus) 1996 Buy

03 Listening for God, Vol. 3(By: Tillie Olsen,Wendell Berry,John Cheever,Louise Erdrich,Mary Gordon,Tess Gallagher,Reynolds Price,Oscar Hijuelos,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins) 2000 Buy

04 Listening For God, Vol. 4(With: Robert Olen Butler,Allegra Goodman,James Baldwin,SueMiller,Doris Betts,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,MichaelMalone,Alice Elliot Dark) 2002 Buy

Where to start with Kent Haruf

What is the best order to read Kent Haruf books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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